Sam Barron

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An (almost) lifelong Westchester resident, Sam has reported on all facets of Westchester since he graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in print journalism, including stints at North County News and The Examiner. A film columnist for WAG Magazine, Sam's moviegoing expertise has been profiled in the New York Times and he was a featured guest on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.

Sam was formerly a community editor at Daily Voice.

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Mays Landing Fire Department Treasurer Stole $17K: Prosecutor Mays Landing Fire Department Treasurer Stole $17K: Prosecutor
Mays Landing Fire Department Treasurer Stole $17K: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Mays Landing man was arrested and charged with stealing $17,000 from the Mays Landing Fire Department, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 1. In August, Hamilton Township police reported that Matthew Robison may have spent money from the organization's bank accounts for personal use from January 2024 through beginning of 2025, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Robison, as the treasurer responsible for the organization’s bank accounts, transferred, withdrew, and spent money for personal use during that timeframe, authorities said.   He al…

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National Interest
Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor
Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor A 53-year-old Voorhees Township man died after being found unresponsive in his cell a day after he was convicted of his wife's murder, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 1. At 11:18 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 19. Shawn Lichtfuss was found unresponsive in his cell during a check by Camden County Department of Corrections officers, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Emergency medical personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures but Lichtfuss was pronounced dead soon after, MacAulay said. A postmortem examination determined Lichtfuss died by asphyxia and that his …

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National Interest
Murder: 17-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Two Girls In Cranford, Prosecutor Says Murder: 17-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Two Girls In Cranford, Prosecutor Says
Murder: 17-Year-Old Charged In Crash That Killed Two Girls In Cranford, Prosecutor Says A 17-year-old Garwood boy has been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree after he struck and killed two girls in Cranford, authorities announced, Wednesday, Oct. 1. On Monday, Sept. 29 at 5:26 p.m., Cranford police responded to Burnside Avenue after two girls riding e-bikes were struck by a car, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Cranford Police Chief Matthew Navarro said. The girls were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, authorities said. Speaking to neighbors, Fox 5 New York said the boy had been stalking one of the girls, who were id…

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Paramus, NJ
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Poll: Sherrill Maintains Lead Over Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race Poll: Sherrill Maintains Lead Over Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race
Poll: Sherrill Maintains Lead Over Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race The scandal over her military records released hasn't seem to hurt Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ, in the race for New Jersey governor. A new Fox News poll has Sherill, the Democratic nominee for governor leading Republican Jack Ciattarelli, 50% to 42% among likely voters.  The survey was conducted Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, after the first debate between the two candidates and the report that Sherrill's military records were released by the National Archives to a Ciattarelli supporter, which mistakenly included information like her Social Security number. Sherrill also ad…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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'SNL's Kate McKinnon Wows Fans At Northvale Book Signing 'SNL's Kate McKinnon Wows Fans At Northvale Book Signing
'SNL's Kate McKinnon Wows Fans At Northvale Book Signing Hundreds of fans lined up to meet former "Saturday Night Live" star Kate McKinnon as she signed books at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Sunday, Sept. 28. McKinnon, who starred on the venerable sketch comedy show for 10 years, was signing copies of her new children's book "Secrets of the Purple Pearl," the second book in her Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette series. Kenny Safrin In "Secrets of the Purple Pearl," the three Porch sisters face off against the villainous Krenetics Research Association, a group of mad scientists intent on resurrecting their fearsome leader, Talon Sharktu…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Motorcyclist Airlifted After Colliding With Dump Truck: EHT Police Motorcyclist Airlifted After Colliding With Dump Truck: EHT Police
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Colliding With Dump Truck: EHT Police A motorcyclist sustained life threatening injuries after they collided with a pickup truck in Egg Harbor Township Tuesday, Sept. 30, authorities said. At 1:09 p.m., officers responded to English Creek Avenue and Glenn Avenue after a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling northbound was struck by a Ford F250 pulling a landscape dump trailer also traveling northbound, Egg Harbor Township police said. The motorcycle was attempting to pass several vehicles in the left southbound lane prior to the crash, witnesses told police. The motorcyclist, who has not been identified by police, sustained lif…

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Lambertville-West Amwell, NJ
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Cleaning Agent Sends 2 Lambertville Garbage Collectors To Hospital: Authorities Cleaning Agent Sends 2 Lambertville Garbage Collectors To Hospital: Authorities
Cleaning Agent Sends 2 Lambertville Garbage Collectors To Hospital: Authorities Two Lambertville employees had to be hospitalized after they came into contact with a dangerous cleaning agent on Tuesday, Sept. 30, authorities said. At 9:45 a.m., while collecting garbage at the Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority, the two employees came into contact with peracetic acid, a cleaning agent used by the LMUA, the City of Lambertville said in a release. The employees were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, the city said. As a precaution, the Hazardous Materials Unit of the County of Hunterdon was dispatched to the area to contain and dispose of th…

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Police Seek Help Identifying Remains Of Woman Found In Hamilton Woods Police Seek Help Identifying Remains Of Woman Found In Hamilton Woods
Police Seek Help Identifying Remains Of Woman Found In Hamilton Woods Police are attempting to identify the remains of a woman who was found in the woods in Atlantic County in August. On Thursday, Aug. 28, the woman's remains were found in the wooden area alongside Tuckahoe Road in the Estell Manor section of Hamilton Township at 8:53 a.m., New Jersey State Police spokesman Charles Marchan said. The remains were determined to be those of a white woman, approximately 5’4” tall, with a range of about 5’1” to 5’7”, with an estimated age of 50-70, state police said. The unidentified woman was wearing a plain red short-sleeve t-shirt and a hospital gown with a blu…

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Wayne, NJ
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High School Teacher, Wayne Resident, Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor High School Teacher, Wayne Resident, Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor
High School Teacher, Wayne Resident, Sexually Assaulted Student: Prosecutor A 53-year-old high school teacher in Morris County was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 30. William Arnold sexually assaulted a student at Pequannock High School, beginning when they were 15, multiple times over the past year, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Pequannock Police Chief Daniel Comune said.  Arnold, who works in the visual and performing arts department at Pequannock, taught the student. authorities said. He has been suspended by the district, authorities s…

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Franklin-Hamburg, NJ
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Franklin Cop Won't Face Charges In Route 23 Crash That Killed Teen: AG Franklin Cop Won't Face Charges In Route 23 Crash That Killed Teen: AG
Franklin Cop Won't Face Charges In Route 23 Crash That Killed Teen: AG A Franklin Borough police sergeant will not face charges in a deadly crash that killed a 19-year-old, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 30. A grand jury declined to criminally indict Sgt. William Grissom in the crash that killed Deanna D'Arco, a 19-year-old Vernon resident, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Grissom was driving southbound on Route 23 in Franklin when a black Honda Prelude pulled out of the ShopRite parking lot near Walsh Street on Monday, May 27, 2024 around 10:40 a.m.,  Platkin said. Video previously released by the AG's office shows the Prelude emerging from …

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